Actor will work with Native American youth this summer

Martin Sheen's next role will be that of a mentor to Native Americans who share his interest in drama.

New Mexico's Farmington Daily Times reports that the veteran actor, who is well known for his social activism, is arriving this weekend in Shiprock, N.M., where he will work with adults and children in a summer camp's drama clinic.

The camp, Native Vision, was founded by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. It will also offer sports clinics led by professional athletes or former pros. The camp typically enrolls 1,000 kids and adults, but this year that number is expected to rise because of Sheen's involvement. (Registration is ongoing.)

According to the report, Sheen is friends with the parents of one volunteer involved in the drama clinic. The noted actor contributed a video for Native Vision, in which he said, "We've really forgotten about our Native American population. Our citizens on the reservation have been neglected for so very long."